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The first group of retired seniors will receive their January Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for top earners who retire at 70, in 12 days.

Following Hamas's Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel, universities in the United States became a hotbed for antisemitic protests.

When the House returns from the holiday break on Jan. 9, lawmakers will stare down several deadlines where critical legislation has to be passed in a short time frame.

Millions of Supplemental Security Income recipients received their second December payment, worth up to $914 for individual filers, on Friday.

In 2023, vehicle theft became an epidemic in the Washington, D.C., area, as the rate soared, with more than 6,000 cars stolen this year in the capital city.

The Senate has concluded its business for 2023 and will reconvene in January.

More than half of the United States population lives in an area facing a high risk of power outages during peak demand this winter, according to the nation’s top grid regulator — a message that carries renewed significance on the heels of Winter Storm Elliott and Winter Storm Uri, the two damaging winter storms that pummeled the Southeast and Texas in the last three years, causing temporary blackouts for millions of people.

As the second year of the War in Ukraine draws to a close, the map of the battlefield looks much the same. Yet much has changed.

The reputation of Harvard University has suffered substantially in recent months, and it is costing the school applicants and millions of dollars in donations.

This year was marked by several tragedies, including school shootings, serial killings, and crimes in the nation's capital against federal lawmakers.